Master Changes by Mackwood

The debut album, Master Changes, from UK drummer, producer, songwriter, and bandleader Mackwood is a future-facing jazz-infused experiment.

Art by Mackwood/5dB Records

Inspired by the UK's rich electronic and soundsystem culture, Mackwood warps what we usually understand as jazz into thrilling new shapes and unpredictable forms, melding modern production with live instrumentation from his 6-piece band at West London's 5dB Studios.

Named after a sci-fi novel about a nuclear apocalypse, Master Changes is influenced not only by a vast range of music, spanning from Curtis Mayfield to Nubya Garcia and Holst to Four Tet, but also by literature and wider conversations on identity, connection, and the human condition.

The process of making this album has felt like a lot of experimentation and scrapbooking, but there are core energies joining from one idea to another. I deliberately drew on a wide range of ideas over a period of time, but arranged and played it all with the same set of musicians, so the sound world is always shifting around the same core palette. Excited to see it come to life!
Mackwood

Having cut his teeth drumming and producing for some of the UK's most exciting and forward-thinking artists, including Col3trane, Nilufer Yanya, Jordan Rakei, Eliza, and Blue Lab Beats, as well as creative collectives like Levitation Orchestra and The Silhouettes Project, the release of Master Changes signals a new era with the London native now at the forefront.

Mackwood - Master Changes
Release Date October 2024
Label 5dB Records

Tracklist
1. Beached (Intro)
2. Master Changes
3. Master Changes (ii)
4. Thunder (feat Eerf Evil & Kianja)
5. Dog
6. Blue! (Interlude)
7. Yella! (feat Charlie Stacey)
8. Pink! (Interlude)
9. Habits (feat Anaiis & Quinn Oulton)
10. Talk
11. Flush Draw
12. OutMyMind
13. Do It Over (Outro)